The series of landscape paintings were prompted by the artist’s reading of St Mark’s Gospel. Each painting is his personal response based around an event or incident from this Gospel, and each event or subject is set in a particular landscape to be found in and around Sherbrook Valley on Cannock Chase. The artist created these works to sit within the centuries-old tradition of Christian painting. Each painting the same size, 10” x 12”, as if from the pages of a Christian Celtic book. Small, personal, easy to connect with, the artist made these oil paintings employing drawing, variety of mark and ornamentation, glazing, colour and tone, with the intention of pointing toward spiritual meaning and significance.
Coffee Concerts start at 11a.m. with coffee and tea available from 10.30a.m.All of these concerts are on Saturday morningsAdmission is free but we welcome donations to support music in the church.Programme from July to November 2026July 4th: Peter Martin and Tristam Cooke (music for voice and lute)July 25th: Margaret Outen (organ)September 12th: Chris Gumbley (piano)September 25th: St. Mary's MiscellanyOctober 10th: Jill Crossland (piano)October 24th: Margaret Outen (soprano) and John Savage (piano)November 14th: Fourtissimo!November 28th: Season finale
18th January: Epiphany Carol Service 6.30pm17th - 22nd February: There is no planet B - Environmental arts at Saint Chad’s 17th February: Shrove Tuesday 18th February: Ash Wednesday, Lent begins8th March: Confirmation Service at St. Mary's15th March: Mothering Sunday 29th March: Palm Sunday 5th April: Easter Sunday 24th May: Pentecost, Eastertide ends 31st May: Trinity Sunday 20th June - 5th July: Saint Mary’s Summer Festival - Building for Peace8th November: Remembrance Sunday 22nd November: Christ the King 29th November: Advent SundayEarly December: St. Mary's Christmas Tree Festival